Matthew Griffin, Griff for short, is an Army Ranger and business owner who always seeks to make the world a better place. From the time Griff was 5 years old, he knew he wanted to be an Airborne Ranger. He notes that this was “stressful, but achievable. After going through challenges like that at a young age and seeing the benefits of success, it makes you want to take on bigger challenges.” Take on bigger challenges is exactly what he did and has continued to do through his leadership, business, and hobbies ever since. He eventually wanted to transition to a career that enabled him to help others in a different way and felt passionate about promoting peace. Currently, Griff is CEO of Combat Flip Flops, a company he founded with a fellow Army Ranger. The company’s mission is “To create peaceful, forward-thinking opportunities for self-determined entrepreneurs affected by conflict. Our willingness to take bold risks, community connection, and distinct designs communicate, ‘Business, Not Bullets’—flipping the view on how wars are won. Though Persistence, respect, and creativity, we empower the mindful consumer to manufacture peace through trade.”